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Pittsburgh Opera

Conductor

Antony Walker

Stage director

Haley Stamats

Assistant Conductor

Glenn Lewis

Pianist

James Lesniak

Singer

Soprano

Lauryn Davis

Armida

Tenor

Shavon Lloyd

Ubaldo

Fran Daniel Laucerica

Rinaldo

Audrey Welsh

Clotardo

Baritone

Matthew Soibelman

Idreno

Shannon Crowley

Zelmira

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Italian

Pittsburgh

United States

CAPA Theater

Public

Saurav Kumar

English

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All’s fair in love and war

To prevent the capture of Jerusalem by the knights of the First Crusade, The Prince of Darkness has sent the enchantress Armida into the world to seduce the Christian heroes and turn them from their duty. The bravest of these, Rinaldo, has fallen under Armida's spell. But, to her surprise, she becomes enchanted by him as well. She comes to love him so deeply that she cannot bring herself to destroy him. For both, duty clashes with desire. As war rages around them, will love conquer them both?

Containing some of Haydn’s most inspired music, not only is Armida Haydn’s most highly regarded opera, but the composer himself referred to it as his best work.

These will be Pittsburgh Opera's first performances of Armida. Pittsburgh Opera will mount a new production.

Armida by Haydn, From (2025/2025), Directed by Haley Stamats,, Conductor Antony Walker, CAPA Theater, Pittsburgh, United States

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